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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Huang Long (ranked 3721 p4p, 3773 weight class) and Wayne Scarce (ranked 417 p4p, 422 weight class). Huang Long has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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173 cm 20 155 1 - 0 - 0 |
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171 cm 20 155 1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Dangerous knees Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huang Long! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Scarce! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Scarce swats away the attempt to clinch by Long. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scarce! But no joy. Long wants to clinch up but Scarce keeps it at a distance. Scarce feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Longs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Long wants to clinch up but Scarce keeps it at a distance. Long tries to clinch and Scarce counters with a straight right hand. Scarce keeps the fight on the outside. A little jabbing left from Scarce on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Scarce swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Long's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Scarce connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Long scrambles back to his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Long tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Scarce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. The fight stays on the outside here - Long looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Scarce doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. It seemed like Scarce was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Long moves to clinch but Scarce breaks away and Scarce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Long tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scarce swats him away and circles back towards the center. A little jabbing left from Scarce on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Long tries to clinch but fails miserably and Scarce counters with a lovely straight right hand! Long fails with an attempt to clinch.
Long looks to clinch and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Scarce circles away.
Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Scarce fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Scarce connects with a right hand. Long shakes it off. Scarce scores with a nice right hand.
Scarce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huang Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Long closes the distance and clinches. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Long tries to land knees in the clinch but Scarce avoids the damage to the body. A quick uppercut on the inside from Scarce.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Scarce managing to block the knees to the body from Long.
Long has a couple of punches blocked by Scarce.
Scarce blocking some punches.
Scarce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Long's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Long has a couple of punches blocked by Scarce.
Long swings wildly with an uppercut but Scarce uses good head movement to avoid it. Scarce scores with a shot to the side of Long's head. Long throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scarces head. Scarce blocks an uppercut.
Long landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Scarce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Scarce swats away the attempt to clinch by Long. Scarce lands with an uppercut that bounces Long off the cage and back into range. Scarce lands a big right hand that sends Long crashing to the mat! Scarce stays standing though and waves Long back to his feet!
Long is rocked! Scarce swats away the attempt to clinch by Long. Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Long is looking to clinch but Scarce is avoiding it.
Long closes the distance looking to clinch and Scarce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Scarce keeps the fight on the outside. Long instigates a clinch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scarce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Long scores with a shot to the side of Scarce's head. Long landing knees to the head.
Scarce working some nice short punches in the clinch. Scarce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Long fails in his attempt to clinch. Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scarce.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Long fails in his attempt to clinch. It seemed like Scarce was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Scarce circles away.
Scarce looks like he wants to counter punch here. Long tries to clinch but fails miserably and Scarce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. This has been an exciting period of action! Long wants to clinch. Long instigates a clinch. Scarce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Long tries to land knees in the clinch but Scarce avoids the damage to the body. Scarce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long is looking to clinch. Long fails in his attempt to clinch. Long tries to clinch up and Scarce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Scarce dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Decent striking displayed by Scarce there. Long tries to clinch there but Scarce circles away.
Long wants to clinch up but Scarce keeps it at a distance. Nice cross by Scarce. Oh Long is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Long is looking to clinch. Scarce looks like he wants to counter punch here. Long seems to have got his legs back now. Scarce swats away the attempt to clinch by Long. Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Scarce swats away the attempt to clinch by Long. Scarce swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Long wants to clinch up but Scarce keeps it at a distance. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Long tries to clinch there but Scarce circles away.
Scarce lands with a straight right. Long didn't see that one coming. Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Scarce circles away.
Long shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Long tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scarce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round. Long darts in trying to clinch and Scarce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Long fails in his attempt to clinch. Scarce cracks Long with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Scarce swats away the attempt to clinch by Long. Scarce keeps the fight on the outside. Some wild striking there from Scarce.
Long is looking to clinch but Scarce is avoiding it.
Long tries to clinch and Scarce counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Long thinking. Scarce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch but Scarce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Long tries to close the distance and clinch but Scarce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scarce! But no joy. Scarce keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Scarce just misses with a punch to the body.
Long tries to clinch up and Scarce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Scarce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scarce might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Long moves to clinch but Scarce breaks away and Scarce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Long tries to clinch up but Scarce circles away and keeps his distance. A countering left hand to the body from Scarce misses. This has been an exciting period of action! Long tries to clinch but Scarce moves out of range. Scarce throws out a counter right but Long avoids it with no problem. Scarce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scarce looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Long with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scarce to score with a decent uppercut. Long wants to clinch. Scarce circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Long tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scarce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Scarce dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Long wants to clinch. Scarce has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Long fails with an attempt to clinch.
Long tries to clinch there but Scarce circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Scarce throws a series of punches but Long moves out of range. Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Scarce circles away.
Scarce throws out a counter right but Long avoids it with no problem. Long is looking to clinch but Scarce is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Long looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Long tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Scarce keeps the fight on the outside. Long tries to clinch there but Scarce circles away.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Scarce circles away.
Scarce let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. The fight stays on the outside here - Long looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Wayne Scarce seems to be getting the better of the standup. Scarce keeps the fight on the outside. The fight stays on the outside here - Long looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Long tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scarce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Long tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scarce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Long tries to clinch but Scarce moves out of range. Scarce looks like he wants to counter punch here. Long tries to clinch but Scarce moves out of range. A little jabbing left from Scarce on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Long tries to clinch but Scarce moves out of range. It seemed like Scarce was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Scarce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round! Scarce ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Long wants to clinch and Scarce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Long tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. As Long backs off Scarce throws a huge counter combo but Long manages to avoid it all. Long tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scarce swats him away and circles back towards the center. Long tries to clinch up. Long fails in his attempt to clinch. Long tries to clinch but Scarce moves out of range. Scarce swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Long closes the distance looking to clinch and Scarce counters with a straight punch to the midsection. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Long looks to clinch letting Scarce counter with a right hand. Long is looking to clinch but Scarce is avoiding it.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scarce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Scarce swats away the attempt to clinch by Long. Long tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Scarce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Scarce lands a jab to Long's midsection. Long takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Long clinches. Scarce lands an uppercut. Scarce lands an uppercut. Long misses with a short punch on the inside. Huang Long has scored more points in the clinch so far. Long misses with some punches.
Long fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Long misses with a short punch on the inside. Long misses with a hook from the clinch. Long lands with a short shot to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Scarce.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Long working aggressively here.
Scarce throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longs head. A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land. Scarce looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Long missing with knees to the body.
Long lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Scarce struggles to land a body shot inside as Long controls his hands.
Long lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Long. Scarce working some nice short punches in the clinch. Long misses with some punches.
Scarce is leaning against Long and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Scarce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scarce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Long tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Long swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scarce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Scarce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scarce swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Long tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scarce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Long tries to clinch but Scarce moves out of range. Long tries to close the distance and clinch but Scarce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Scarce fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Scarce. Long tries to clinch up. Long closes the distance looking to clinch and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Scarce keeps the fight on the outside. Long closes the distance looking to clinch and Scarce counters with a huge left! Long is in big trouble! He's backing up but Scarce isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Long from any more damage. A dominating finish by Scarce!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Scarce!
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